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Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... director Robert Sindel. The recommendation is qualified because Sindel is the nomination committee chair and gender diversity at board level will decrease to 17% female director representation following the retirement of Karen Moses at this year's AGM. ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... imbalance and appeal to Indigenous customers. Finance needs to look within to correct the lack of Indigenous representation, diversity and inclusion at all levels, he said. Overseas associates are starting to view a lack of racial diversity as a credit ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... with shareholders over the past year, with 87% saying the discussion was productive. Meanwhile, directors feel that diversity has become politicised. 82% of directors agreed that diversity enhances board performance, yet more than half (55%) believe ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... claims regarding their sustainability practices." Rainmaker also considered funds' net zero commitments, gender diversity among its management and senior executives, investment screening and the quality of their portfolio holdings disclosures.

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... structure. Currently, this consideration is generally related to people and safety components using measures such as diversity, employee engagement scores, safety incidents and fatalities, Cairns said. "Eventually we would like to see serious incidents ...

Men receiving higher salary increases than women: ADP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... leadership leads to less women in senior leadership, because it is women that put pressure on hiring managers to take diversity into consideration." ADP ANZ managing director Kylie Baullo commented: "Despite the ongoing discussions regarding the gender ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Only 17% of ASX300 companies are achieving gender diversity in executive leadership in line with the 40:40 Vision, with two-thirds of investors planning on increasing advocacy on the issue within the next 12 months. A recent survey of investors found ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... significant financial risk for investors as nature and biodiversity are critical foundations of the global economy. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, describes the variety of living organisms on Earth. Australia is categorised as a megadiverse country ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... usage effectiveness (CUE), operating power usage effectiveness (PUE), operating water usage effectiveness (WUE), gender diversity and gender pay equity. CUE is a metric developed by global collaborative body The Green Grid and measures the amount of ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... prepare the technical products for the TTEG's consideration, input and endorsement. "We welcome the deep expertise and diversity of skills and experience that TTEG members will bring to the development of a sustainable finance taxonomy for Australia," ...